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No. 35 Lions Drop 4-3 Decision at Yale

Lions' 12-match win streak comes to an end; Andrea Kevakian and Ali Pollack win singles matches; Paulina Ferrari/Akanksha Bhan and Jennifer Kerr/Melissa Sakar win doubles matches.

4/6/2019 7:43:00 PM

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Yale came from behind to register a 4-3 victory over No. 35 Columbia women's tennis team Saturday afternoon at Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center. Columbia is back in action tomorrow at Brown. First-serve is at 1 p.m.
 
The loss drops Columbia to 12-2 on the year and 1-1 in Ivy League play, while Yale improves to 9-9 overall and 2-0 in the Ivy League. It also ends Columbia's 12-match win streak.
 
Trailing 3-0, Yale won four straight singles matches to claim the win. Columbia took a 1-0 lead after it claimed the doubles point when sophomore Paulina Ferrari and first-year Akanksha Bhan won a 6-2 decision over Yale's Samantha Martinelli and Raissa Lou at No. 1 doubles and sophomore Jennifer Kerr and first-year Melissa Sakar defeated Yale's Kathy Wang and Caroline Amos 6-3 at No. 3 doubles.
 
The Lions then took a 3-0 lead after senior Andrea Kevakian won a 6-2, 6-0 match at No. 5 singles and junior Ali Pollack claimed a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles.
 
But Yale won four straight come-from-behind singles matches to hand Columbia its first loss since January 20. Yale's Raissa Lou won a 7-6, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles over sophomore Christie Wan, Yale's Samantha Martinelli won a 1-6, 7-6, 7-6 decision over Kerr at No. 1 singles, Yale's Jessie Gong defeated Sakar 7-6, 6-3 at No. 4 singles and Yale's Caroline Dunleavy won a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles over Bhan at No. 2 singles.
 
Columbia plays at Brown tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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